UK General Election 2024

34 candidates but only the old four won

July 05, 2024
Bangladeshi community has to be happy with the old four
  • Bangladeshi community has to be happy with the old four.

A record number of 34 candidates of Bangladeshi origin contested in the general election of Britain. But the candidates of Bangladeshi origin have won all the four seats won last time.  Although there is a hope of winning at least 6 seats this time, the Bangladeshi community has to be happy with the old four.

Roshanara Ali won for the fifth time

Roshanara Ali, the first British MP of Bangladeshi origin, has been elected as an MP for the fifth consecutive term by the Labour Party. But this time, she won by a small margin. 

Roshanara Ali was elected for the fifth time from the Bethnal Green and Stepney seats in Tower Hamlets with 15,896 votes. Her closest independent candidate, British Bangladeshi Ajmal Mashroor, got 14,207 votes. In the end, Ajmal Mashroor was able to pull the votes of all the opposition parties and showed surprise by emerging in the fierce competition.

Another Bangladeshi origin candidate, Rabina Khan, a candidate of the Liberal Democratic Party, came in third with 4,777 votes. The other two independent Bangladeshi candidates for this seat, Sam Uddin got 325 and Md. Suman Ahmed 315 vote.

Tulip Siddique won for the fourth time

Tulip Siddique, the candidate of the Labour Party, has won in London's Hamstead and Highgate constituencies. She elected as a MP for the fourth time in a row. She got 23432 votes in this seat. Her nearest rival, Don Williams of the Conservative Party, got only 8462 votes.

The 41-year-old Tulip is seen by political observers as one of the most promising politicians of the new generation within the Labour Party. In the 2015 election, Tulip won the Labour Party's non-safe seat for the first time in a fiercely contested seat.

Dr. Rupa Huq is the winner for the fourth time in a row

Dr. Rupa Huq has won 22340 in the nomination of the Labour Party in Ealing Central and Acton seats in London for the fourth time in a row. Her nearest rival, James Windsor-Clive of the Conservative Party, got 8345 votes.

The 52-year-old, was a teacher of sociology before entering politics. The artist and writer was last working as a senior lecturer at the University of Kingston. 

Rupa Huq is the eldest of the three daughters of Mohammad Huq and Roshan Ara Huq, both from Bangladesh. Her parents came to Britain in 1970. Her father's house is in Kuthipara, Pabna City.Rupa Haq is well-liked both inside and outside his constituency for his easy-going and modest demeanour.

Apsana wins again with the biggest margin

The Labour Party candidate Apsana Begum has won for the second time by getting 18 thousand 535 votes from the Bangladeshi-populated constituency Lime House. She won by the large margin among the candidates of Bangladeshi descent.

Apsana's closest rival, Nathalie Benefit of the Green Party, got 5 thousand 975 votes; Freddie Downing of the Conservative Party got 4 thousand 738 votes; and independent candidate Apsana's ex-husband, Ehteshamul Haque, got 4 thousand 554 votes.

34 year old Apsana born and raised in Shadwell, Tower Hamlets. Afsana's father, Monir Uddin, was a councillor in Tower Hamlets.

Rufia and Rumi lost after fierce competition

After being nominated for the first time by the Labour Party, two women of Bangladeshi origin, Rufia Ashraf and Rumi Chowdhury, lost by a narrow margin in fierce competition. The two constituencies are known as Conservative strongholds and vote banks.

Former mayor Rufiya Ashraf came in second with 15,504 votes in the South Northamptonshire seat. Sarah Bool of the Conservative Party won by getting 19191 votes here. 

Priti Patel, the Conservative Party's star candidate, won the Witham seat with 18,827 votes. Councillor Rumi Chowdhury got 13682 votes here.